One year after discovering lead hazards across Milwaukee Public Schools, the district has finished remediation work at approximately 100 schools. Colleston Morgan, Executive Director of City Forward Collective, expressed that while he’s relieved the work is complete, “this got to a point where it was a crisis. This was one that we could have seen coming. We should have seen coming.” The district will now implement routine inspections three times yearly to ensure the protective coatings hold up.
1 year later: Milwaukee Public Schools' next steps in maintaining lead remediation
One year after discovering lead hazards across Milwaukee Public Schools, the district has finished remediation work at approximately 100 schools. Colleston Morgan, Executive Director of City Forward Collective, expressed that while he's relieved the work is complete, "this got to a point where it was a crisis. This was one that we could have seen coming. We should have seen coming." The district will now implement routine inspections three times yearly to ensure the protective coatings hold up.
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